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About Barkhera Village

Barkhera is a mid sized village in Kishanganj tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 286 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkhera village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Kishanganj
Pincode 325216
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 286
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkhera compares

By the 2011 count Barkhera is the 98th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 895 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Barkhera

Barkhera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barkhera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barkhera from other places

Barkhera lies about 18 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Chhajawa, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barkhera
Tehsil headquarters Kishanganj 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Chhajawa 12 km
District headquarters Baran 18 km
Nearest town Bārān 18 km

Villages closest to Barkhera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kishanganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Barkhera

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkhera village had a population of 545. That makes it the 98th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 895 residents.

Barkhera village has 286 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkhera has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Barkhera is 325216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkhera covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barkhera falls under Kishanganj tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barkhera is Chhajawa, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barkhera.

Barkhera is about 18 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkhera is in Kishanganj tehsil of Baran district. Kishanganj is about 9.8 km away. Chhajawa is about 12 km away. Baran is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seemlya (under 2 km), Seemlya Sopan (under 2 km) and Kheruna (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barkhera today is likely to be higher.

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